Jacob Trenskow

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Jacob Trenskow

| image =

| fullname = Jacob Bennedsen Trenskow

| position = Forward

| height = 1.78 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|26}}

| birth_place =

| currentclub = Heerenveen

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| youthclubs1 = AGF

| years1 = 2020–2021

| clubs1 = Horsens

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021

| clubs2 = NSÍ Runavík

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = HB Køge

| caps3 = 41

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = Kalmar FF

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Heerenveen

| caps5 = 17

| goals5 = 5

| pcupdate = 21 January 2025

}}

Jacob Bennedsen Trenskow (born 26 November 2000) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch {{Dutch football updater|SCHeerenv}} club Heerenveen.{{WorldFootball.net|jacob-trenskow}}{{Soccerway|jacob-trenskow/672937}}

Club career

Having been a youth player in Aarhus GF, Trenskow started his senior career with AC Horsens in 2020. He was first given a contract up until the winter break.{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/horsens/horsens-hapser-tidligere-agf-talent|title=Horsens hapser tidligere AGF-talent|date=18 September 2020|publisher=TV 2|author=Grønborg, Matias|language=da|access-date=14 April 2024}} After playing the 2021 season with Faroese club NSÍ Runavík, Trenskow moved back to Denmark proper and joined second-tier club HB Køge. It took a while before he established himself as a starting player.{{cite news|url=https://www.sn.dk/koege-kommune/trenskow-nyder-tilliden/|author=Lodberg, Jeppe|date=19 May 2022|title=Trenskow nyder tilliden|work=Sjællandske Nyheter|language=da|access-date=14 April 2024}} In the 2022-23 Danish 1st Division, however, Trenskow started 29 of the 30 games he played, scoring 7 goals.

In the summer of 2023, he rejected a contract offer from Køge, and joined Kalmar FF in the middle of the 2023 Allsvenskan season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bt.dk/fodbold/bt-afsloerer-jacob-trenskow-skifter-til-allsvenskan|author=Abolhosseini, Farzam|date=9 June 2023|title=B.T. afslører: Jacob Trenskow skifter til Allsvenskan|work=BT|language=da|access-date=14 April 2024}} Trenskow was praised for his 2024 pre-season, which included three goals in the 2023-24 Svenska Cupen.{{cite news|url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2024/04/02/sa-ska-jacob-trenskow-erovra-allsvenskan-ovantade-hyllningen-helt-galen|author=de Ron, Fredrik|date=2 April 2024|title=Så ska Trenskow erövra Allsvenskan – oväntade hyllningen: "Helt galen!"|publisher=Fotbolldirekt.se|language=sv|access-date=14 April 2024}} He scored his first Kalmar goal on 8 April 2024 against Sirius.{{cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/danskens-forsta-kff-mal-rackte-inte-blytung-forlust-otroligt|author=Pasho, Faton|date=8 April 2024|title=Danskens första KFF-mål räckte inte – blytung förlust: "Otroligt"|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=sv|access-date=14 April 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://unt.se/sport/fotboll/artikel/pa-vag-att-bli-matchhjalte-sag-chockad-ut-efterat/rmyqe0nr|author=Lundh, Håkan|date=8 April 2024|title=Kalmarspelaren hittade knappt ord efter matchen|work=Upsala Nye Tidning|language=sv|access-date=14 April 2024}} Regarding the start of the 2024 season, Expressen called him "one of the few glimpses of light in a mostly pitch-black Kalmar".{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/kalmars-succespelare-pa-vag-bort-haller-alla-dorrar-oppna/|title=Kalmars succéspelare på väg bort: "Håller alla dörrar öppna"|last=Wollin|first=Filip|date=21 June 2024|work=Expressen|language=sv|access-date=21 June 2024}}

On 9 August 2024, Trenskow signed a four-year contract with Heerenveen in the Netherlands.{{cite web|publisher=Heerenveen|url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/2024/sc-heerenveen-haalt-jacob-trenskow-naar-fryslan#|title=sc Heerenveen haalt Jacob Trenskow naar Fryslân|trans-title=sc Heerenveen brings Jacob Trenskow to Friesland|date=9 August 2024|access-date=9 August 2024|language=nl}}